Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Slow death]

Juventus 2 - 0 Bologna

it was a victory that came at the right time, it is still possible to see Juventus being a champion, it is enough that Inter play as usual (waste opportunities, because Inter really play very well and have high quality players, but they are specialists in wasting opportunity) . also Milan with this defeat could start a losing streak and that would make juventus come first if they manage to win many games

Napoli 1 - 3 Verona

 

it looked like napoli would easily win that game when he scored early, but who would have thought he would lose by 3 goals

[boltz]

With Junvetus taking the win today they won this round 3+ points againt AcMIlan and 2 points against Inter that in my opinion will count a lot as Juventus won the direct game with Ac Milan and made a draw with Inter as far as I remember. If Milan or Inter makes another mistake next weekend , I think Juventus will be back on track for the Serie A championship.

[ShowOff]

it looked like napoli would easily win that game when he scored early, but who would have thought he would lose by 3 goals

Because they failed to win the match, Napoli also failed to secure a place in the standing so that Juventus get it. It's true that nobody thought Napoli should lose to Verona today, but that's the truth and Napoli must be willing to give their place to another team. But there is still a chance because there is still 1 other match. Juventus fans deserve to be happy with today's promising win.

Lazio-Sassuolo 1-1 for a while.

[tygeade]

Only 1-0 in 1st half for Juventus, they missed at least 3 goals .

Full time: 2 - 0 for Juventus. 2 goals are from Arthur and McKennie. Ronaldo has one assist and was rejected one late goal by excellent save.
With 3 points, Juventus now have 36 points and only one less than AS Roma. I am waiting for the performance of Napoli that can take 38 points and 3rd position from Roma if they can win and get 3 points.

http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/league-table
https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/juve-secure-convincing-2-0-win-over-bologna

Juventus is doing a lot better than Napoli right now, let's not forget that Juve is one point behind Roma but they are also one game behind as well, which means if they win their extra game, they will be 2 points ahead of Roma and in the third spot. If napoli wins they are going to be 38 points and in the third place but they are going to be one game ahead of Juventus as well, and Juven will be capable of going 1 point over Napoli as well with that win.

Right now Juventus is the "de facto" third place in the league, unless they end up losing which would mean they are where they are but they are really creating a threat right now for the teams higher up. Milan is an exception even with one game ahead, they have 43 points, so if Juve wins they are going to be still 4 points ahead of Juventus no matter what, which is why I feel they are a bit at ease.

[CLS63]

Juventus 2 - 0 Bologna

it was a victory that came at the right time, it is still possible to see Juventus being a champion, it is enough that Inter play as usual (waste opportunities, because Inter really play very well and have high quality players, but they are specialists in wasting opportunity) . also Milan with this defeat could start a losing streak and that would make juventus come first if they manage to win many games

Napoli 1 - 3 Verona

 

it looked like napoli would easily win that game when he scored early, but who would have thought he would lose by 3 goals

I am sure that nobody expected Juventus to lose points in this game. They did what was expected and beat Bologna 2-0 easily. They have 36 points and still one game missing. The race for the championship is more between Milan and Inter now. But I believe Juventus can join these two in the next weeks. Napoli are still not a very realiable team. They were demolished by Verona.

[Ratash]

Juventus 2 - 0 Bologna

it was a victory that came at the right time, it is still possible to see Juventus being a champion, it is enough that Inter play as usual (waste opportunities, because Inter really play very well and have high quality players, but they are specialists in wasting opportunity) . also Milan with this defeat could start a losing streak and that would make juventus come first if they manage to win many games

Yes juventus team are the ones with the big profits in this round and with milan and inter results they are 7 points away from the leader with a match less against napoli so i think that they are back for the title race and they still have a chance.

[judas]

Another tough game today was between Lazio and Sassuolo. Lazio made a very nice comeback and got the 2-1 win. But they really deserved it by having a great performance. They have the same points with Napoli (34) now and they are at the 7th position.

[Prince Malik]

The ods in the milan-atalanta match wasnt logic because milan was not the favor in a home match againts a team that i seem them not strongest than milan...the ods was not even 2.6 for atalanta but 2.15 and this is really an ilogic thing

[abderrazak belkhir]

The ods in the milan-atalanta match wasnt logic because milan was not the favor in a home match againts a team that i seem them not strongest than milan...the ods was not even 2.6 for atalanta but 2.15 and this is really an ilogic thing

I think you are right because milan this year is better than atalanta and they fight for the trophy...but the ods not determined only by those stats but also by the bettors behaviour...i mean maybe many bettors think atalanta can win and many of them chose to bet on this

[boltz]

Oh man , looks like Parma is heading surely towards Serie B in Italy because so far they haven't show us anything ...not a single good game where they dominated the entire game and eventually win. Right now, they're down 2-0 against Sampdoria and I think they might score another one.

[masulum]

-snip-
 If Milan or Inter makes another mistake next weekend , I think Juventus will be back on track for the Serie A championship.

Well, this is true, Milan performance now not really good, lost from Juve, and Atalanta make them underpressure now. this condition will makes players lost in focus and easy to make them lost again. Next, they will meet Inter for Coppa (27/1) and Bologna (30/1) doesn't have much time to rest, even bologna will be easy to beat Milan if they are tired and lost in focus.

[coinlocket$]

This week we will have the Quater finals for Coppa Italia.



Source: http://www.legaseriea.it/en/coppa-italia/fixture-and-results

Keep in mind, teams in these games use players with fewer minutes in the legs and young players, usually.

[Ifemini]

This week we will have the Quater finals for Coppa Italia.



Source: http://www.legaseriea.it/en/coppa-italia/fixture-and-results

Keep in mind, teams in these games use players with fewer minutes in the legs and young players, usually.

The Coppa itlia tie is going to be very competitive especially the Milan Derby. I think Juventus will win  easily and get to the semi finals of the cup run; while Atalanta should edge Lazio out of the tournament; While the Naples win at home to spezia

Inter 1 - 2 MIlan
Atalanta 4 - 3 Lazio
Juventus 3 - 0 Spal
Napoli 3 - 1 Spezia

[coinlocket$]

I think Juventus will win  easily and get to the semi finals of the cup run

They should but remember they will probably play with players from U23 team (Serie C).
Even Real Madrid the past week lost with a low tier in their national cup.

The most interesting game will be Milan-Inter Indeed and I think they will play with top players.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Juventus 2 - 0 Bologna

Napoli 1 - 3 Verona

The matches of last round make the table is interesting for the competition for the Scudetto and the Champions League spots. Now, when more than a half of a season is finished, there are 7 clubs are fighting for the trophies or at least 4 spots to Champions League. Remember that there are 2 small clubs that can join the competitions if they have good results in the second half of this season: Verona and Sassuolo have 4 points less than top 7 clubs.

I think soon Juventus will move to the top 3 and the two Milan clubs have to try more to keep their top positions with the pressure from Juve.

http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a/league-table

[snipie]

I think Juventus will win  easily and get to the semi finals of the cup run

They should but remember they will probably play with players from U23 team (Serie C).
Even Real Madrid the past week lost with a low tier in their national cup.

The most interesting game will be Milan-Inter Indeed and I think they will play with top players.

The storm that happened to Real Madrid and Zidane that week will make them mix some top players with young ones imo at least for Juve and maybe Napoli.
Inter and Milan will be competitive and maybe most of the first squad will be present in the beginning of the game. Same goes for Atalanta and Lazio imo.

[condoras]

I think Juventus will win  easily and get to the semi finals of the cup run

They should but remember they will probably play with players from U23 team (Serie C).
Even Real Madrid the past week lost with a low tier in their national cup.

The most interesting game will be Milan-Inter Indeed and I think they will play with top players.

The storm that happened to Real Madrid and Zidane that week will make them mix some top players with young ones imo at least for Juve and maybe Napoli.
Inter and Milan will be competitive and maybe most of the first squad will be present in the beginning of the game. Same goes for Atalanta and Lazio imo.

As the competition evolves and progresses, teams/ managers will use more players from their 1st team. It's common and logical especially for teams that don't have such depth in their squad.

[swogerino]

The fact that Napoli lost at home against Verona should not come as a big unexpected surprise.Napoli surely has better quality players but Verona is near them in the standings.The fact that Napoli is far behind the leaders in points should make us think that we can expect anything from them because they have been not that consistent.

For me Juventus is out of the title fight because it is very difficult to recover points in the Serie A compared to the other major leagues.

[Bilgent]

The fact that Napoli lost at home against Verona should not come as a big unexpected surprise.Napoli surely has better quality players but Verona is near them in the standings.The fact that Napoli is far behind the leaders in points should make us think that we can expect anything from them because they have been not that consistent.

For me Juventus is out of the title fight because it is very difficult to recover points in the Serie A compared to the other major leagues.

I agree with your opinion about Verona-Napoli game. Verona are really not an easy opponent in their home matches. So, I was expecting to see a tough game. Although the score was a little suprising to me, Verona deserved to win.

[acquafredda]

The fact that Napoli lost at home against Verona should not come as a big unexpected surprise.Napoli surely has better quality players but Verona is near them in the standings.The fact that Napoli is far behind the leaders in points should make us think that we can expect anything from them because they have been not that consistent.

For me Juventus is out of the title fight because it is very difficult to recover points in the Serie A compared to the other major leagues.

I agree with your opinion about Verona-Napoli game. Verona are really not an easy opponent in their home matches. So, I was expecting to see a tough game. Although the score was a little suprising to me, Verona deserved to win.

Do not rule out Juventus just yet. No team looks solid in top 5 as of now. Milan and Inter both have some confusion on the pitch, Roma is alternating huge performances and very crappy games while Juve is also drifting along. We need more games to have a clear Serie A pretender even though I think Milan could be it.